A drought in share sale activity could leave around a quarter of bankers working in the sector looking for new jobs by 2013 as investment banks are forced to cut costs, with some expecting smaller players could even exit the market completely

World Finance interviews Farid Eid Filho, President of ACE Seguradora Brazil, on strong growth in Brazilian PMC insurance

World Finance interviews Tshepo Kgadima, CEO of LontohCoal Ltd, on developing new technologies

World Finance interviews Ruben Wenselaar, CFO and CIO of Menzis, on solidarity with its stakeholders

Kazakh consumers are benefitting from a competitive insurance sector, due to government incentives and innovative technology

Azercell is not only Azerbaijan’s market leader in mobile telecoms: it is also one of the country’s biggest social investors and employers

Avea is enriching its customers’ lives through its multi-tasking activities

Genel Energy is the leading foreign oil company in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, developing innovative exploration and production strategies in the oil and gas sector

As companies in the aircraft and jet sectors channel their investment into new technologies, Jonas Hjelm of Saab Group in Sweden paints a picture of the industry and the group’s future

Ireland needs to secure three percent annual growth if it is to reduce its budget deficit on target, writes Padraic Halpin

CEO K.Gökhan Bozkurt explains how Türk Telekom, a leader in the international and domestic Turkish telecoms sector, is enhancing its sustainability credentials and adapting to changing consumer demand

The international air defence trade is a lucrative market which runs into billions of dollars – but few tenders draw as much media interest as fighter jet competitions. Two such are anticipated in due course in Brazil and India; the world’s leading names in air defence came forward to pitch their latest jet fighter technology, but only a few managed to get onto the shortlist

Orascom Telecom’s partnership with Wind Italy reflects the company’s global ambition

Until recently, even thinking about the consequences of a break-up of the euro was… well, unthinkable. Not any more, writes Alan Wheatley

Australia’s commodities boom has left it flush with cash, fuelling a surfeit of consolidation activity, writes Neil Hodge